Overview of WAZA Conservation Projects

 

• Africa
• Asia
• Central America and South America
• Europe and Middle East
• North America
• Oceania

 

 

Central America and South America

• Argentina

• Andean Condor Conservation Project

  To conserve Andean condors throughout South America

• Giant Anteater Conservation Project

  To promote the survival of giant anteaters in Argentina both in situ and ex situ

• Lowland Tapir Research Project

  To disentangle the role of acoustic communication in lowland tapirs in Argentina

• Maned Wolf Conservation

  To promote the survival of maned wolves and other carnivores in Argentina by involving local people

• Osununú Conservation

  To protect a native forest in combination with local development in Argentina

• Bolivia

• Blue-throated Macaw Conservation

  To mitigate threats to blue-throated macaws in Bolivia

• Brazil

• Lowland Tapir Conservation Initiative

  To establish long-term tapir research and conservation programmes in Brazil

• Pantanal Giant Armadillo Project

  To establish a long-term ecological study of giant armadillos in Brazil

• Project BioBrasil

  To study and promote the survival of golden-headed lion tamarins in Brazil

• Projeto Tamanduá

  To work towards the conservation of anteaters in Brazil

• Chile

• Chiloé Small Cetacean Project

  To promote the survival of dolphins in Chile by means of research and environmental education

• Darwin’s Frog Conservation Centre

  To establish a research and breeding station for Darwin’s frogs in Chile

• Humboldt Penguin Conservation

  To promote the survival of Humboldt penguins in Chile

• Humboldt Penguin Conservation Strategies

  To establish a Humboldt penguin breeding colony in Chile

• Colombia

• Amphibian Breeding and Awareness

  To breed and raise awareness of amphibians in Colombia

• Amphibian Conservation

  To conserve amphibians in Colombia by means of breeding, research and environmental education

• Baranquilla Pet Parrot Campaign

  To promote the survival of parrots in Colombia by means of environmental education

• Pacarana Conservation Programme

  To develop a long-term conservation project to ensure the survival of pacaranas in Colombia

• Proyecto Titi

  To promote the survival of cotton-top tamarins in Colombia by means of environmental education

• Resource Management System

  To design and implement a management system for waste and sustainable water use in Colombia

• Rodent Conservation Assessment

  To assess the conservation status of four rodent species in Colombia

• Titicaca Water Frog Research

  To assess the threats and conservation status of Titicaca water frogs in Bolivia

• White-footed Tamarin International Conservation Programme

  To promote the survival of white-footed tamarins in Colombia both in situ and ex situ

• Ecuador

• Galapagos Centre for Avian Health

  To assess disease risks for birds on Ecuador’s Galapagos Islands

• Life Raft for Frogs

  To promote the survival of amphibians in Ecuador by means of breeding, research and environmental education

• Tayja-Saruta Project

  To promote the survival of lowland tapirs in Ecuador both in situ and ex situ

• Guatemala

• Wildlife Rescue and Conservation Association – ARCAS

  To rescue, rehabilitate and release confiscated animals in Guatemala

• Nicaragua

• Bosawas Centre for Mesoamerican Conservation

  To study and promote the survival of wildlife in Nicaragua

• Panama

• El Valle Amphibian Conservation Centre

  To breed and reintroduce amphibians into their former range in Panama

• Peru

• Chaparri Conservation

  To preserve a natural dry forest ecosystem in Peru

• Humboldt Penguin Conservation Centre

  To promote the survival of Humboldt penguins in Peru

• Manatee Rescue Centre

  To establish a rehabilitation facility and information centre for manatees in Peru

• Marine Otter Conservation Programme

  To promote the survival of marine otters in Peru by means of research and environmental education

• Proyecto Mono Tocón

  To conserve San Martin titi monkeys and other primates in Peru

• Puerto Rico

• Puerto Rican Crested Toad Species Survival Plan

  To breed and reintroduce Puerto Rican crested toads into their former range in Puerto Rico

• Venezuela

• Manatee Conservation Centre

  To establish a rehabilitation facility and information centre for manatees in Venezuela

• Virgin Islands, U.S.

• Virgin Islands Boa Reintroduction

  To breed and reintroduce Virgin Islands boas into their former range in the U.S. Virgin Islands